McDonald Case In Bedford Prosecution Hints at Verdict
Bedford Ind May 25 The McDonald murder case nears verdict with Deputy Prosecutor Stephenson detailing Mrs McDonald statements about her husband going to town the night of the crime The defense challenges alibi and witnesses while mayor Smith warns the mystery may remain unsolved as funds for further inquiry run dry
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Bedford
Ind
McDonald
Stephenson
Wilson
Policeman Myers
Brownstown
H H. Braxton
James McDonald
Sarah c. Schafer
J. Hickson Smith
Smith
County
School Board
Sarah Schafer
Cosner
Monon
Onis Emery
The
O Street
Henry Jamison
Grigsby
Jamison's
Emery
Jamison
Eight Japanese warships bombarded Fort Arthur yesterday
Chefoo reports eight Japanese battleships and cruisers shelled Fort Arthur, signaling a major naval attack in the region.
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Chefoo
Fort Arthur
Heavy Firing Near Port Arthur Reported
Heavy firing was heard near Port Arthur as of May 25. No Japanese fleet sighted this morning, with reports suggesting a land attack may have occurred. A junk from Pitsewo notes daily arrivals of Japanese forces at that location.
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Port Arthur
Chefoo
Pitsewo
Chinese Growing Restless in Harbin Report
Missionaries in Harbin on May 25 describe a movement among the Chinese in northern Shandong province resembling the Boxer agitation. The reports caution that similar undercurrents could signal upcoming unrest.
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Harbin
Shantung Province
Japs on the Move Near Mukden in May Fighting
May 25 reports say Japanese forces resumed a forward push with several columns advancing while most of the army remains near Fenghuansheng. Rumors persist of a bloody clash between advancing Japanese units from Pulantien and Russian troops near Kinchou in the Liaotung peninsula, described as a heavy Japanese defeat with losses.
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Mukden
Fenghuansheng
Pulantien
Kinchou
Liaotung Peninsula
Regu ment opens in Gillispie case in Rising Sun
A morning trial session in Rising Sun Indiana begins the Gillispie case. State attorney Spaan and defense lawyer Colonel Spay anticipate a full day of arguments. Harry McMullen leads the state's opening contending the murder was deliberate and premeditated.
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Gillispie
Rising Sun
Ind
Spaan
Colonel Spay
Harry McMullen
Myron’ Barbour
James Gillispie
James
Gillis
Failure of McDonald to Testify Marks Trial Stage
Bedford Ind May 16 Special James McDonald sits silent as prosecutors urge jury to convict in the murder of Sarah C Schafer. Defense rests after witnesses dispute alibis and a plaster footprint cast is shown amid heated courtroom drama.
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McDonald
Onis Emery
Monon Railroad
Wilson
Sarah Schafer
Emery
James McDonald
Sarah C Schafer
McDonald’s
Andrew Bruce
Lowe
Ross
Miller
Sarah C. Schafer
Palmer
Indiana
Mr. Palmer
Dunn
Lawrence Cosner
Indian Springs
Sensational evidence surfaces in Bedford murder case
In Bedford Indiana, May 26, Mrs Rosetta Lemons testified she was in Grigsbys store ten days after the murder. Dave Fisher said he knew the woman who burned the long coat worn by the murderer. Attorney Vance opened for the defense claiming to hold proof to convict the real killer.
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Bedford
Ind
Rosetta Lemons
Grigsby
Dave Fisher
McDonald
Gas Office to Rise on Main Street Corner
The Dotson Bros. saloon site at High and Main streets was sold to William Alden Smith of the Elkhart Gas Co. for 8000 dollars. Remodeling will convert the building to gas offices with display windows, and work will start after the current lease ends in about a year.
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Main Street
High
Main Streets
Dotson Bros
William Alden Smith
Elkhart Gas Co
Arthur. G. Tibbitts
Los Angeles
Gas Co
East High Street
Dotson
Tibbits
Orville? Chamberlain
Bedford Brazil Dem report links Eva Love to murder case
Bedford Ind May 31 Special reward rises to 4000 with merchants adding 1000 for arrest of Mousi Jayegos Weieg. Grand jury summons issued as Prosecutor Miller faces opposition and editors may be called to testify. James McDonald acquitted but mood uneasy amid threats and renewed theories including a slouch hat suspect.
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Bedford
Mousi
Palmer
Miller
McDonald
The
Brazil Democrat
Democrat
Schafer
Eva Love
Miss Schafer
Miss Love
Seymour
Brazil
Grand Jury
Ind
Lawrence County
James McDonald
Sarah C. Schafer
Bloomington
Mitchell
Jasonville
Stranger
Death Reported After Forty Day Fast at Asylum
A report from Chicago dated May 26 states Miss Eloise Rousse died after a forty day fast. She had been taken to the asylum following the prolonged fasting period.
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Chicago
TMW
Eloise Rousse
Reward total rises for finding Sarah Schafer murderer
Indianapolis paper lists rewards totaling 8250 dollars for the conviction of the person who killed Sarah C. Schafer. Amounts include 1000 from Bedford National Bank, 1000 from Citizens National Bank, 1000 from W. V. Williams Bedford postmaster, 500 from Lawrence County, 500 from City of Bedford, 250 to Ed Boruff attorney, with remaining balance noted.
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Sarah C. Schafer
Indianapolis
Bedford National Bank
Citizens’ “National Bank
W. V. Willims
Bedford
Lawrence County
City of
Ed. Boruff
Whisky bottle theory cited in trial narrative
Policeman James Myers reports tracing the bottle to its owner during the trial and notes the suspect expressed a brutal purpose on leaving the saloon. He describes a confrontation with a young man and woman, followed by the man being severely dealt with by her escort and heading toward the cab shed.
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Ed. Johnson
James Myers
Untitled fragment hints at funds moved to Vice-President
A clipped OCR line mentions a $30,000 sum brought to a Vice-President and a person named Snell, with a note of denial or rejection. The readable fragment provides limited context and no clear event, date, or full names.
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Wilbur McGriff
Wilbur
McGriff
Job
John ‘Schafer
Ane
Sarah Catherine Chafer
Frank Vance
Jim McDonald
Besford
Vance
Young. T
He “Snell
Om Snell
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